According to Nikolay Patrushev, it's clear to him that Ukraine as such is of no interest to the Americans and their allies

Russia's Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev

MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. The United States and its allies are using the situation in Ukraine in an attempt to undermine Russia, Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev has said.

"It is clear that Ukraine as such is of no interest to the Americans and their allies. The situation in that country is being used in an attempt to undermine Russia and destabilize the Shanghai Cooperation Organization," Patrushev said at a meeting of SCO security councils’ secretaries.